Local transport

There aren't many capital cities in the world where you will find a horse drawn buggy that isn't a tourist gimmick.

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May 8th 2006
Arriving in the plane the city looked more like suburban Adelaide than a bustling city of five million, with a few street lamps and huge dark patches with no lights. Later I was to read the sign in my hotel that stated that power was often cut between 6am and 2pm, or from 6pm to 2am, or other hours. The International airport here made the ones in Vientaine and Kathmandu look ultra-modern. I ... read more

Asia » Burma » Yangon Region » Yangon

Britain conquered Burma over a period of 62 years (1824-1886) and incorporated it into its Indian Empire. Burma was administered as a province of India until 1937 when it became a separate, self-governing colony; independence from the Commonwealth wa... ... read more

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